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French Pastry Classics

Recipe 11 of 61: Croissants & Pain au chocolat

Recipe 10 of 61: Japonais aux noisettes et à l’orange

Recipe 9 of 61: Mille-Feuille/Napoléon

Recipe 8 of 61: Croquembouche

Recipe 7 of 61: Coffee Religieuses/Religieuses Au Café

Recipe 6 of 61: Paris-Brest

Passion Fruit Éclairs

Recipe 5 of 61: Chocolate Éclairs

French Pastry Fundamentals

Recipe 3 of 61: Pastry Cream

Recipe 2 of 61: Brioche

Recipe 1 of 61: Pâte à choux / Choux paste

The Art of French Pastry

Recipe 4 of 61: Salambos

Le Début

Croissants are on the blog 🎉 What a learning ex

Croissants are on the blog 🎉 What a learning experience! Baking my way through “The Art of French Pastry” kind of stopped when I got to the croissant recipe because I’m such a perfectionist…and perfecting a croissant is NOT simple, aka I had a few “failed” batches and felt I couldn’t move on until I got it right. Lesson learned-it takes WAY longer than just a couple batches to perfect croissants, and I’m not there yet 🤷🏽‍♀️.

I’ve learned more about butter, lamination, and rolling up croissants than I ever thought I would though, thanks to my errors (also to not record myself taking a pan out of the oven 😆). I’m giving myself permission to move on from this learning experience (I’ll slowly continue testing croissants on the side-I HAVE to get that perfect lamination!), which means we’re officially through the French Pastry Classics chapter 😅🎉

#sweetforcertain #learningblog #theartoffrenchpastry #frenchpastry #failedcroissant #chocolate #hazelnut #caramelizedbanana #caramel

Forgot to post these! My mom, sister, and I got to

Forgot to post these! My mom, sister, and I got together recently to watch Anne of Green Gables (1985 version), one of my favorite movies from when I was a kid 🥰 My sister made us egg salad croissants and raspberry tarts (movie themed), as well as coconut tea to go along with the movie. It was SO much fun! 🎉

🍋 I’ve made lemon tarts before, but none of t

🍋 I’ve made lemon tarts before, but none of them even compare to how insanely creamy this French Lemon Cream Tart is! It’s packed with citrus flavor and literally melts in your mouth 🤤

Oh, and it uses a shortcrust pastry for the tart shell that is so good, I could have eaten it by itself. I ran out of vanilla at a 3/4 tsp, so I added 1/4 tsp of Fiori di Sicilia to the crust before baking, and it was perfect 😍 Get the recipe here: https://confessionsofabakingqueen.com/french-lemon-cream-tart/

Thanks @confessionsofabakingqueen for my new go-to lemon tart recipe 🥰

#lemontart #lemon #frenchpastry #sweetforcertain #tart

I had one sleepy coworker today 🤣 #blissfullybo

I had one sleepy coworker today 🤣 #blissfullybookishtees

Still not right, but I’m learning! Croissant bat

Still not right, but I’m learning! Croissant batch number 2...much better shaped but UGH nowhere near the lamination I was aiming for…and my butter cracked again after the second turn 🤦🏽‍♀️I am going to perfect them! It may take months and many more batches before I get it right, but I’m totally game. I could eat croissants every day 😍 Even the not-so-great batches taste delicious! If anyone has advice on getting the perfect lamination, I’d love some help!

#croissant #croissants #sweetforcertain #theartoffrenchpastry #frenchpastry

Tim and I LOVE @thesaltedcupcake, and a friend jus

Tim and I LOVE @thesaltedcupcake, and a friend just dropped off surprise cupcakes for us! Perfect Independence Day treat (I’m so glad I hadn’t started my fruit tart yet!) ❤️🤍💙 #saltedcupcake #cupcake #cupcakes

Swipe to bake! You guys. I am not telling you abou

Swipe to bake! You guys. I am not telling you about this recipe just because I work for @handletheheat but because this is SUCH a delicious blueberry pie recipe and it holds together beautifully 😍 Tim HATES blueberries, but he tries everything I make, especially when I’m recipe testing for Tessa, and he went back for seconds 😳😳 He said he loved the citrus added! My mom loved the nutmeg which isn’t normally found in blueberry pies, and my sister said “that pie is a delight to the senses” 🥰 Soooo...have I convinced you to try it??

#handletheheat #blueberry #blueberries #wildblueberries #blueberrypie #pie #lattice #piedough #ilovemyjob #baking #beautifulcuisines #eeeeeats #eatdessertfirst #sweetforcertain

A few of my favorite flowers in our little flower

A few of my favorite flowers in our little flower garden and a pretty butterfly...it’s the little things in life that make me happy 💕

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